September 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[FromThe6ix]

Is anyone still waiting for Oath invite? Mine shows "Not Started". LPP completed on February 16th.

Same! My LPP updated on Feb 20. But since it has only been 4 days, waiting hopefully for further updates.

 

[Butterfly26]

Location: Hamilton
Submitted: Sep 13, 2025
AOR: Nov 24, 2025
Tracker activation: Nov 26, 2025
Background check completed: Nov 26, 2025
Test invite email: Jan 26, 2026 (test window: Jan 30, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026)
Test given date: Jan 30, 2026
Test completed: Jan 31, 2026 (updated in tracker: Feb 3, 2026)
Language Skills, Physical Presence, Prohibitions completed: Feb 9, 2026 (Updated in tracker: Feb 11, 2026)
Citizenship ceremony updated to In Progress: Feb 24, 2026
Oath Scheduled date: Mar 25, 2026
Oath invite received: Not yet

Nice timeline. Is it in person or virtual? Or you get to know it only through email?

 

[Butterfly26]

Same! My LPP updated on Feb 20. But since it has only been 4 days, waiting hopefully for further updates.

Ah okay. We've almost similar timelines

 

[TuMij]

Had my in-person ceremony in Toronto today. Proud and happy to have become a Canadian

Good luck to the ones still waiting to join the team soon!

Was it a significantly longer wait to do it in person than online?

 

[ImpatientAlligatorRises]

Was it a significantly longer wait to do it in person than online?

Not really. I went from test to oath in less than a month. I lived in Toronto though and they have 4 in-person ceremonies per week.

 

[jann719]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1145 days
Application: Group (2)
Application sent: September 5, 2025
AOR: November 20, 2025
Tracker: November 20, 2025
Background verification - Nov 24, 2025
Citizenship Test - Jan 30, 2026 (Reflected Feb 3, 2026)
Language Skills - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Physical presence - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Prohibitions - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Oath Invite - Waiting
Oath date - Waiting

Note: They requested PCC from me which I sent the soft and physical copy because I spent 185 days of my maternity leave in my home country

I called and they confirmed that my application was non-routine due to the PCC request and it was being handled in Vancouver Office.

 

[GG12345]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1145 days
Application: Group (2)
Application sent: September 5, 2025
AOR: November 20, 2025
Tracker: November 20, 2025
Background verification - Nov 24, 2025
Citizenship Test - Jan 30, 2026 (Reflected Feb 3, 2026)
Language Skills - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Physical presence - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Prohibitions - Feb 20 (Reflected Feb 24)
Oath Invite - Waiting
Oath date - Waiting

Note: They requested PCC from me which I sent the soft and physical copy because I spent 185 days of my maternity leave in my home country

I called and they confirmed that my application was non-routine due to the PCC request and it was being handled in Vancouver Office.

Oh Do they really respond to citizenship application questions over the call? I thought it’s only via web form. Is there any specific customer care #?

 

[GK1001]

Citizenship Test Completed on 20th Feb 2026. Still Waiting for it to reflect in Tracker.
How long does it take for the Test Updates in Tracker?

 

[jann719]

Oh Do they really respond to citizenship application questions over the call? I thought it’s only via web form. Is there any specific customer care #?

Hello yes but most especially for my case, I was requested PCC so I had to call in and clarify some things.

It's the same number that we all call for PR inquiries back then. There's a choice for citizenship grant application questions.

 

[ignotous]

Typically how many days before the oath, do u get the invite? My oath date is set to March 20th but my tracker updated with the Citizenship Ceremony in progress status with the date on Feb 10th.

 

[TuMij]

Not really. I went from test to oath in less than a month. I lived in Toronto though and they have 4 in-person ceremonies per week.

That’s awesome! Did they give you an option to choose? I opted for digital certificate in my application but I hope to do the ceremony in person

 

[Gta2025]

Had my in-person ceremony in Toronto today. Proud and happy to have become a Canadian

Good luck to the ones still waiting to join the team soon!

Congratulations ,
Could you please share your timeline?

Was your test in-person?

 

[ImpatientAlligatorRises]

That’s awesome! Did they give you an option to choose? I opted for digital certificate in my application but I hope to do the ceremony in person

I chose for the digital one but ended up getting the paper one. I didn't care either way, so I'm just keeping the paper one. You can tell them to exchange the paper version to digital at the ceremony.

 

[ImpatientAlligatorRises]

Congratulations ,
Could you please share your timeline?

Was your test in-person?

Thanks. I don't think they do in-person test unless you specifically request it.

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1100 days
Application: Single
Application sent: September 9, 2025
Delivered: September 9, 2025
Processing centre: Sydney

AOR: November 20th, 2025
Background verification - November 21st, 2025

Citizenship Test Invite - Jan 19th, 2026
Citizenship Test(online) - taken on 23rd Jan (had to take between Jan 23, 2026 and Feb 21, 2026) (COD3)
Citizenship test completed: Jan 26th, 2026

Language Skills - completed 2nd Feb 2026
Physical presence - completed 2nd Feb 2026
Prohibitions - completed 2nd Feb 2026

Citizenship oath/ceremony - in progress on 5th Feb 2026
Oath ceremony - 23rd Feb 2026

 

[sodapop123]

Does the test move to 'in progress' in the tracker before the email invite ? or Does the email come through first ?